An unexpected turn of events

So we didn't get to go to Florida afterall. That stupid storm got in the way. Anyway, there was flooding and nastiness and none of us felt like it was a good idea to travel. So it looks like it will be another week or so until I can fill you in on the joys of king-size bed sleeping. Al & Kathy are having the furniture shipped to us!!! Can you believe that? It should be arriving next Tues. or Wed.!! So I guess we will look forward to a visit to Florida sometime this fall.

Friday night we had Brent & Lynne over for supper. Jon & Ryan also came. Then Jay & Stuckey came over. Me & Lynne played Wii Sports and the guys sat outside and talked smack-as guys do! It was a fun night. Sat. I went shopping with mom and met up with Ellen. Then I went home and me & O just ended up relaxing and heading to bed early. Sun. we went to early church, to books-a-million (I got that new Tori Spelling book: sTori Telling...can't wait for some in-depth junk to read!), and then to lunch with mom and Ellen & Jeff at California Dreamin'. Don't know if any of you have ever ordered a side salad from there, but it is WAY bigger than any side salad I've ever seen! AND delicious!! We'll have to do that again! Then I went to Andrea's and we (me, EL, & Andrea) did dance dance revolution on workout mode for about an hour. I also rode my bike! Finally! We went to Target, O'Hara made pancakes, and we watched "Old School." It was a good day!
Rachel's in town this week. I hope we'll get to hang! I've been missing her bunches and now she's moving to Colorado. What a total bummer.
Me and Ellen & Parker are going to head down to Pawleys on Thursday for Labor day weekend. I think we'll be coming home Mon. or Tues. O'Hara's staying in Cola. for the first Gamecock football game and heading down Fri. morning. I hope there's nice weather!

Since the last time:

This past weekend we went to the lake to hang out with Cory & Jennie at Cory's brother's house. BEAUTIFUL lake lot. Big views on big water! We got up there Fri. night and played cards and went on a boat ride. Jon was also there. Sat. I read a book while the others went out on the boat to visit other friends around the lake. It was nice to have a peaceful day of reading. It was so quiet. Also, Jon's dog Nic Nic kept me company. When they got back we ate and watched some olympics and then a couple of Jon's friends came over. All-in-all it was a good time and it was also really good to get to know Cory's girlfriend Jennie better. She is so sweet and so easy to get along with! We had never had one-on-one time before...always in a large group.

Yesterday was O'Hara's 31st birthday. We were going to go to Ruth's Chris, but he decided sort of last minute that he didn't want to do that anymore. I was helping mom at her school, so we had to scramble to pull something together. We went and got take-out from Fujiya (our fav. Japanese rest.) and a cake from Publix. Mom put up a happy birthday sign in the dining room. Ellen cancelled she & Chasie's horseback-riding lessons and the Burden clan headed over to mom's. I think he had a good time. I know it wasn't crazy or friend-filled, but for last minute, we did the best we could! He got some cookbooks, a headlamp and some other hunting gear, and a nice gift-card to Bonefish! Also, his mama & Al had already sent a HUGE box of meat from Horizon meats (I think.) [It's like Omaha steaks, but I think a little better.] And his dad got him some cool columbia shirts. Either way, we went to bed full and happy!

I am going to visit Precious in a few minutes and then picking Julia Chase up from her second day of first grade today! Tomorrow I'll help mom at her school. Thurday I'll chill out and do some shopping for a new bedspread, and Friday we'll be heading down to Florida! We're going to be visiting Kathy & Al. They are moving and are graciously giving ua a king-size bed and a gas grill!! Although I'm sure the grill is cool, I can't wait for the "big ole bed"--as Parker would say. I'll let you know how it sleps when we get back.

Is it really August 15th?

These pictures are from this digital motion camera that O set up at Jon's farm in Leesville. The last picture is 2 coyotes!!! Whoa!

Lately I have been obsessed with our new family member: the nintendo Wii. It is pretty sad. I was so pumped to get it, as you know! Finally we broke down. So, every morning me & O have been doing the Wii Fit. It monitors your BMI as well as your weight. Scary, but good. It has all kinds of exercises that are set up as challenges, so it makes it less like working out, more like gaming (duh.) Anyway, the system records your progress and as you get better it unlocks new challeges to break up the monotany. Yoga, Balance games, strength training, and aerobics are the catagories to choose from. Check it out if you happen to have a couple of extra hours each day..(it takes a bit of time to navigate between exercises.) Also, Ellen & Jeff got a Wii, too. They have the Dance Dance Revolution. talk about working up a sweat! We've been doing it together for a couple of weeks now. Ellen is awesome!! I am getting better. She left it over at my house a couple of nights ago, so I have been dancing up a storm the past couple of mornings!!

With the olympics going on, how appropriate for us to be trying to get into shape!

As far as the weight gain over the summer, we are both working on that, too. Losing weight is really sucky. Gaining is so much fun! Anyway, I'm trying to learn more about food and how it works for/against my body so that I can eat smarter. I'm down 4 lbs. so far. Only a bajillion to go! O's lost, too...I'm not sure how much, though. Maybe more than me!

I helped mom at her schol all last week. And this week I have watched the Chasie & Parker some. They are getting so big and smart. Jon came over yesterday and Parker was calling him "Jon-Jon, big ole Jon-Jon." So cute.

For all you non-hunters, today is opening day for killin deer. Woo-hoo. Not. I am not a fan of killing the animals. If I ate deer meat, that would be one thing. But, I don't eat deer or doves or quail or duck, even wild turkey (i have tried it, but it was too gamey.) So O'Hara has been airing out his camo for several weeks in preparation. He's cleaned his guns and sighted them, bought any other gear that may be useful. I guess it's good that he has a hobby that he enjoys. He really has many hobbies. He hunts and fishes, plays tennis and softball. He loves gamecock football, he does that fantasy football thing. He likes to go out to different farms ant work in the fields. He likes cooking. Anyway, lately I have been wondering what my hobbies are. I know that I like to cook, sing, listen to great music, I like the Wii (do we call that a hobby??), I like to crochet, but I almost never do it. Maybe I'll get back into that when it starts getting cooler. It's always good to make a blanket: keeps you warm as you make it. I love hanging with the kids. I like going to church on Wed. nightsI like the bike, but it is so dadgum hot outside I don't want to get on it. Anyway, I've gotta do some soul searching to find my niche!

On a different note, Pudding got had this week. She is in heat. Jay & Shannon's black lab did the job. We'll see in a couple of weeks if puppies are on the way. Any advice on the matter will be appreciated, seeing as how neither of us has ever dealt with mam dog or puppies and the whole process. It's scary and exciting! Several people want the pups already and we don't even know if she's gonna have em yet! I'll let you know in 17 or so days.

O'Hara's 31st b-day is Monday. I have no idea what to get him and he doesn't really want a party. He told me last night that he just wants us to go to Ruth's Chris Mon. night. YES!!!!!!!!! It'll feel like my birthday too!!!!